Paint or sticker

[hiro]

When my bike was delivered it had a bit of a chip out of it as below. I didn't realise what it was for a few days, at a glance I thought it was part of the design and decided it wasn't a big enough deal to demand a replacement, and beside I've caused 2 or 3 stone chips on the swing arm and lower frame since then anyway.
But is this paint or is the whole yellow part a sticker? What's the best way to sort it?

 

[Kangr]

nail varnish, I once had a bike that came with a little pot of nail varnish touch up paint

 

[hiro]

nail varnish, I once had a bike that came with a little pot of nail varnish touch up paint

It's colour matching that's the issue there though (not that I have an extensive selection of nail varnishes ). The grey swing arm is an almost perfect match for my van and I have a little touch-up pot for that which will do nicely.

 

[Dee Scee]

sticker!

 

[crazyethnic]

I would try the nail polish first,I have the same problem I went to a automotive paint shop and they used there scan tool.

 

[hiro]

sticker!

Ah I thought it probably was, but there seems to be hardly any lip on the edge of it, do they clearcoat over it or would it peel off with a heat gun?

 

[hiro]

I would try the nail polish first,I have the same problem I went to a automotive paint shop and they used there scan tool.

Did you actually take the whole bike in or just a photo?

 

[steve_sordy]

Protect the chip with the best match paint you can find and put an opaque sticker over it!

 

[MattyB]

But is this paint or is the whole yellow part a sticker? What's the best way to sort it?
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I believe the long acknowledged and always correct answer in situations such as this is “New bike”! ?

 

[hiro]

I believe the long acknowledged and always correct answer in situations such as this is “New bike”! ?

It's 3 weeks old! But I like the idea lol

Well after googling around I got an idea from seeing some guy who restores Matchbox cars mixing colours to get a match on an old toy, so that's what I've done, ordered a selection of 5 little pots of model paint in asst yellows and green and I'll try mixing them together to get the right match. Thanks for all the suggestions

 

[R120]

In my head, and I am not quite all there, a chip like that would be a logical excuse for a full custom repsray to be actioned.

 

[crazyethnic]

I went in with the bike and they scanned with a hand held tool.

 

[hiro]

In my head, and I am not quite all there, a chip like that would be a logical excuse for a full custom repsray to be actioned.

i must be as nuts as you cos that crossed my mind too